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  • James Ward-Prowse celebrates after scoring West Ham's second goal at Tottenham.

    Tottenham 1-2 West Ham
    Ward-Prowse seals win as Spurs let another lead slip

    Tottenham led through a Cristian Romero goal before Jarrod Bowen and James Ward-Prowse turned this derby game around
  • Dwight McNeil celebrates his goal

    Everton 3-0 Newcastle
    Toffees out of drop zone after late flurry

  • Rodri, Morgan Gibbs-White, Jack Hinshelwood

    Premier League
    Ten things to look out for this weekend

    Title contenders meet at Villa Park, Brighton build for the future and Chelsea should stop making excuses
    • Manchester City's John Stones tries to pass the ball under a challenge from Aston Villa's Douglas Luiz during the match at Villa Park on 6 December 2023.

      Manchester City
      Confusion reigns as Guardiola tackles midfield muddle

    • Manchester United
      Ten Hag: I was warned not to take ‘impossible’ job

    • Nottingham Forest
      Cooper clings on but Lopetegui on shortlist

    • 'Happy to welcome him'
      Saudi league still keen on Messi, says Emenalo

    • Tottenham
      Spurs reject Swansea's approach for No 2 Davies

    • Grimsby Town
      Fans start petition after Johnson wears club beanie

    • Football Daily
      Villa keep climbing and Hodgson hits back

News and features

  • Sir Dave Brailsford, pictured in 2019

    Galtier racism trial
    Questions raised for Brailsford, Ineos and Man Utd

    Former Nice coach has denied discrimination charges
  • Mary Earps of Manchester United interacts with young fans after the FA Women's Super League match between Aston Villa and Manchester United at Poundland Bescot Stadium on April 28, 2023.

    Women's game cannot waste this opportunity to change

    Karen Carney
  • 1996 MLS Cup Final<br>L - R, Tony Sanneh, Eddie Pope, John Harkes and Jeff Agoos of DC United celebrate with the Alan I Rothenberg trophy after winning the inaugural MLS Major League Soccer Cup Final Championship game against the Los Angeles Galaxy on 20th October 1996 at the Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts, United States. D.C. United won the match 3 - 2. (Photo by Simon Bruty/Allsport/Getty Images)

    Memories of 1996
    Remembering the first MLS Cup final

  • Everton
    Dele ‘feeling good’ and on course for new year return

  • Manchester City
    Guardiola hails Villa as title race blows open

  • Brighton 2-1 Brentford
    Teenager Hinshelwood secures comeback win

  • Sheff Utd 0-2 Liverpool
    Szoboszlai seals win but Blades find steel

  • Man Utd 2-1 Chelsea
    Double from McTominay proves decisive

  • Aston Villa 1-0 Man City
    Bailey earns memorable win as Emery's side go third

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In depth

  • Margaret Aspinall

    Hillsborough law: victims’ families left disappointed again

    David Conn
    Relatives of those who died have been denied the positive legacy they seek
  • Scott McTominay (left) celebrates with Bruno Fernandes and Sergio Reguilón after scoring Manchester United’s decisive second goal

    Ten Hag’s gamble pays off as McTominay sinks Chelsea

    Jonathan Liew
    After another week of turmoil off the field, midfielder rose above the noise
    • Canada's Christine Sinclair beats a drum after playing in her final international match, a 1-0 defeat of Australia

      After 331 games and 190 goals …
      Sinclair closes chapter as Canada pioneer

    • Ange Postecoglou, the Tottenham manager, and Son Heung-min

      ‘Elite in every aspect’
      Postecoglou says Son will go down as Spurs great

    • UEFA Women's Nations League - Group A - Scotland v England<br>Soccer Football - UEFA Women's Nations League - Group A - Scotland v England - Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland, Britain - December 5, 2023 England's Lauren James and teammates applaud fans as they look dejected after Team GB failed to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympics REUTERS/Carl Recine

      What England and Wiegman can learn from Nations League

      Suzanne Wrack
    • Tony Mowbray gestures with his arms outstretched during the defeat by Huddersfield that proved his final game as Sunderland manager

      Mowbray overachieved at Sunderland and paid price

      Louise Taylor
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Football Weekly

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Small business, big future

  • Portrait of female small business owner in front of her store

    Small business, bright future
    How the SME landscape may evolve over the next five years

  • Young freelance woman works in laptop lying at backpack on wooden beach decks against Mediterranean sea and high forestry mountains backside view

    ‘Give yourself a break’
    Why small business owners need to regain a sense of balance

  • Small business owners working from home using laptop

    Why supplier relationships are key
    ‘Make personal connections with the people you do business with’

  • Woman talking to accountant, sitting at table with laptop

    The lifeblood of SMEs
    Five steps to improve cashflow

Video

  • Santos
    Players and fans devastated as club relegated for first time

    Anger and despair among fans at historic Brazilian club
  • Alex Chalk apologised for the slow response to Jones’s report but said the charter will be 'embedded in public life'

    1:59

    'Long time coming'
    Government announce 'Hillsborough charter'

  • Wiegman said: 'The players are not robots and they need some rest, too... But instead of a tournament? That goes a little bit too far, for me' when asked if time off was a silver lining

    1:13

    'Hard to take'
    Wiegman disappointed as 6-0 win not enough for GB Olympic spot

  • The Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag, played down rumours of unrest in the locker room

    1:26

    'We are together'
    Ten Hag dismisses reports of disorder within Man Utd

  • Missiles were thrown at police as the visiting fans were held in the coach park near Villa Park

    1:16

    Conference League
    Police injured as violence erupts at Aston Villa before Legia Warsaw match

  • Erik ten Hag refused to blame André Onana, after his two errors cost Manchester United victory in their 3-3 draw against Galatasaray in the Champions League

    1:43

    Man Utd
    Ten Hag refuses to blame Onana for draw with Galatasaray

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Moving the Goalposts

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World football

  • Luis Rubiales (right) during the presentation ceremony of the World Cup final.

    Women’s World Cup
    Rubiales accused of ‘forcefully’ kissing Bronze

    Luis Rubiales is the subject of new claims from the chair of the FA
  • Christian Stuani is mobbed by his teammates and coaching staff after ‘scoring’ Girona’s winning goal against Valencia and takiong his team back to the top.

    La Liga
    Goal king Stuani cements his status as Prince of Girona

  • Deniz Undav celebrates in the eye-catching strip after scoring the first goal for Stuttgart against Werder Bremen.

    Bundesliga
    Stuttgart walking tall in a kit for collectors

  • Serie A
    Calhanoglu 2.0 lives up to big talk and shatters Napoli revival

  • Ligue 1
    PSG's dilemma: pick a shot stopper or modern keeper?

  • Australia
    Matildas stars to return for second Canada friendly after thrashing

  • France
    Nantes fan fatally injured before game against Nice

  • 2. Bundesliga
    St Pauli turn tables on Hamburg to become derby favourites

  • China PR women's football team
    Success is not certain for the USWNT. Just ask China

    Ryan Baldi
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The top 100

The Guardian’s annual guide to the world’s top players

See who made the lists

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Opinion

  • Ange Postecoglou, Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola.

    Klopp, Postecoglou and the era of coaching charisma

    Aaron Timms
  • England's Lauren James scores their third goal

    Bronze rages against dying of light with James the rising star

    Louise Taylor
    Lucy Bronze covered the whole pitch against Scotland while Lauren James scored twice in a minute
  • England’s Gareth Southgate, Serbia’s Dragan Stojkovic and Denmark’s Kasper Hjulmand pose with the trophy after their teams were drawn in Group C with Slovenia.

    Euro 2024
    Full group-by-group analysis

    Favourites France must negotiate a tricky group while England have a favourable draw

    Regulars

    • English Premier League - Aston Villa vs Manchester City<br>epa11014764 Leon Bailey of Aston Villa celebrates with fans after scoring the opening goal during the English Premier League match between Aston Villa and Manchester City in Birmingham, Britain, 06 December 2023. EPA/TIM KEETON EDITORIAL USE ONLY. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos, 'live' services or NFTs. Online in-match use limited to 120 images, no video emulation. No use in betting, games or single club/league/player publications.

      Football Weekly Extra
      Fortress Villa Park and McTominay magic

    • David Squires

      David Squires on …
      Hot yoga and pure rage as City draw with Spurs

      • Football Daily
        Arsenal and England: a tale of two stoppage times

      • Football Weekly
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      • Premier League
        Ten talking points from the weekend

      • David Squires on …
        Terry Venables doing it his way

      • Football Daily
        Onana and the importance of a team over the individual

      • The Knowledge
        What are the biggest fixtures that have never taken place?

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    Catch up

    • The teams line up before Bristol City against Manchester United in the WSL

      Women’s game must be wary of following men’s into cesspit

      Jonathan Liew
    • Trent Alexander-Arnold, Paul Warhust, John Stones, Dion Dublin.

      Rapid evolution of hybrid players holds the key to success

      Will Unwin
    • Man City illustration

      Premier League’s greed may eventually consume it

      Barney Ronay
    • Philipp Lahm

      Philipp Lahm
      2006 changed Germany. That’s what a great event can do

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    Next generation

    • Next Generation 2023: 60 of the best young talents in world football image

      2023 edition
      Picking 60 of the best young talents in world football

    • Next Generation 2023: 20 of the best talents at Premier League clubs image

      Premier League
      20 of the top talents at English top-flight clubs in 2023

    • Brommapojkarna’s Kevin Ackermann, Bukayo Saka of Arsenal and Napoli’s Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.

      Class of 2018
      From Saka to Ackermann: what happened next

    • Joel Ndala of Manchester City, Ben Doak of Liverpool, Ishé Samuels-Smith of Everton, David Obou of Crystal Palace and Jimmy Jay Morgan of Southampton

      'Relative age effect’
      Why scouts select players based on this element of talent ID

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